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This book by Dutch journalist Linda Polman attacks humantarian interventions in war zones not only as wasteful, but also as damaging for aid recipients. By refusing to accept responsibility for unintended consequences, humanitarian organizations actually contribute to the prolonging and exacerbating of violent conflict. The main cases are drawn from the Hutu refugee camps in Goma in Eastern Congo and the civil war Sierra Leone, but Polman makes also use of numerous other examples of misdirected aid efforts from "Live Aid" to Afghanistan.
She blames the narrow perspective of the many NGOs, but directs her well-articulated criticism also at journalists, donors, and of course the war lords themselves. An angry, but not humorless, book.